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| 12 | 19 | | AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BY HEALTH CARE |
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| 13 | 20 | | PROVIDERS IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN |
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| 14 | 21 | | THE STATE. |
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| 15 | 22 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 16 | 23 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 18 | 25 | | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) It shall be a discriminatory 1 |
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| 19 | 26 | | practice in violation of this section for any health care provider to refuse 2 |
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| 20 | 27 | | to provide health care services on account of a person's race, color, 3 |
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| 21 | 28 | | religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, 4 |
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| 22 | 29 | | national origin, ancestry, intellectual disability, mental disability, 5 |
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| 23 | 30 | | learning disability, physical disability, including, but not limited to, 6 |
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| 24 | 31 | | blindness, status as a veteran or status as a victim of domestic violence. 7 |
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| 25 | 32 | | As used in this section, "health care provider" means any person, 8 |
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| 26 | 33 | | corporation, facility or institution licensed by this state to provide health 9 |
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| 27 | 34 | | care services, or an officer, employee or agent thereof acting in the 10 |
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| 28 | | - | course and scope of such person's employment. Nothing in this section 11 |
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| 29 | | - | shall be construed to require the delivery of futile health care, affect the 12 |
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| 30 | | - | professional standard of care or interfere with public health planning. 13 |
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| 31 | | - | Sec. 2. Subdivision (8) of section 46a-51 of the 2024 supplement to the 14 |
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| 32 | | - | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 15 |
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| 33 | | - | thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 16 |
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| 34 | | - | (8) "Discriminatory practice" means a violation of section 4a-60, 4a-17 Substitute Bill No. 425 |
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| 35 | + | course and scope of his employment. 11 |
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| 36 | + | Sec. 2. Subdivision (8) of section 46a-51 of the 2024 supplement to the 12 |
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| 37 | + | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 13 |
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| 38 | + | thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 14 Raised Bill No. 425 |
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| 39 | | - | 60a, 4a-60g, 31-40y, subsection (b), (d), (e) or (f) of section 31-51i, 18 |
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| 40 | | - | subparagraph (C) of subdivision (15) of section 46a-54, subdivisions (16) 19 |
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| 41 | | - | and (17) of section 46a-54, section 46a-58, 46a-59, 46a-60, 46a-64, 46a-64c, 20 |
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| 42 | | - | 46a-66 [,] or 46a-68, sections 46a-68c to 46a-68f, inclusive, [or] sections 21 |
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| 43 | | - | 46a-70 to 46a-78, inclusive, subsection (a) of section 46a-80, [or] sections 22 |
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| 44 | | - | 46a-81b to 46a-81o, inclusive, [and] sections 46a-80b to 46a-80e, 23 |
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| 45 | | - | inclusive, [and] sections 46a-80k to 46a-80m, inclusive, or section 1 of 24 |
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| 46 | | - | this act; 25 |
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| 42 | + | LCO No. 2880 2 of 2 |
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| 44 | + | (8) "Discriminatory practice" means a violation of section 4a-60, 4a-15 |
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| 45 | + | 60a, 4a-60g, 31-40y, subsection (b), (d), (e) or (f) of section 31-51i, 16 |
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| 46 | + | subparagraph (C) of subdivision (15) of section 46a-54, subdivisions (16) 17 |
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| 47 | + | and (17) of section 46a-54, section 46a-58, 46a-59, 46a-60, 46a-64, 46a-64c, 18 |
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| 48 | + | 46a-66 [,] or 46a-68, sections 46a-68c to 46a-68f, inclusive, [or] sections 19 |
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| 49 | + | 46a-70 to 46a-78, inclusive, subsection (a) of section 46a-80, [or] sections 20 |
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| 50 | + | 46a-81b to 46a-81o, inclusive, [and] sections 46a-80b to 46a-80e, 21 |
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| 51 | + | inclusive, [and] sections 46a-80k to 46a-80m, inclusive, or section 1 of 22 |
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| 52 | + | this act; 23 |
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